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Eugene Sledge (1923-2001)
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Erica Galloway, 36
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Mark Waid, 62
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Abbi Glines, 47
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Bronte Woodard (1940-1980)
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William March (1893-1954)
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Kathryn Tucker Windham (1918-2011)
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Jesse Hill Ford (1928-1996)
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James Still (1906-2001)
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Gerald McCullouch, 57
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Born in Alabama
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